MS Silja Symphony
Lloyd 's Register of Shipping
IMO no. 8803769
The Silja Symphony of the Finnish shipping company Tallink Silja - is on the route Helsinki - used Stockholm - Mariehamn. You (now STX Finland Cruise Oy) built in Turku, Finland in 1991 on the Masa shipyard.
History
During the construction of Silja Symphony, the former Wärtsilä Marine Shipyard went bankrupt, whereupon the delivery was delayed by several months until May 30, 1991. The ship then took on June 1, 1991, to operate between Helsinki and Stockholm. The Silja Symphony and her sister ship Silja Serenade were at her commissioning the biggest cruise ferries in the world and were the first ships a continuous promenade along the entire length of the ship. In contrast to the newer ships with shopping mile, the two sisters of the Silja Line no adequate fire protection goals in the promenade. The ships are, therefore, only with special permission, on the grounds the route is proceeding so relatively close to the coast, approved for transport.
In contrast to some earlier ships Silja Serenade was the fireplace structure of the Silja Symphony is not made of steel, but of lighter aluminum, making weight savings have been achieved.
On 7 February 1996 the Silja Symphony was at 19:08 clock in the Stockholm archipelago due, however, could free a day later on their own. The ship went back to Stockholm and was examined there. Little damage was subsequently repaired in Helsinki.
In December of that same year their machines were equipped with emission control devices to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides. To match the changes to the EU duty-free rules to the "Swedish ships " continue to offer tax-free shopping was in June 1999, Mariehamn as a stopover on the route Helsinki - Stockholm introduced.
On 6 August 2001, a school of fish was sucked through the cooling system of the machine and clogged it. This resulted in overheating and shutdown of the machine, causing a 15 minute blackout of the vessel. Through this incident, the ship could reach Helsinki delay is limited to approximately 1.5 hours.
In January 2004 and 2005, the Silja Symphony two cruises made to Tallinn.
In January and February 2006, the Silja Symphony and Silja Serenade have been completely renovated in Luonnonmaan Telakka in Naantali. Shortly thereafter, Silja Line was taken over by the Estonian Tallink Group. On 9 January 2007, the Silja Symphony rammed during a storm a gangway at the port of Mariehamn and caused a loss of about 600,000 euros.
Unequal sisters
There are some small differences with her sister ship Silja Serenade. Thus, the outer decks on the Silja Symphony light blue, while they are painted on the Silja Serenade green. The eyes of the harbor seal on the chimney of the Silja Symphony are blue, while the seal is on the Silja Serenade white eyes with blue border. The lamp box with the ship's name is on the Silja Symphony illuminated in white, while the name of the Silja Serenade lights in white lettering on a blue background.